Cattle Passports

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on cattle passport fraud.

Jim Knight: The evidence we have on the incidence of serious offences committed under the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998 (as amended) concerning cattle passports is that it is low.
	In order to ensure a high level of compliance with the Regulations, 10 per cent. of cattle farms are inspected annually by the Rural Payments Agency. In England, around 6,000 farms and around 960,000 animals are examined for their compliance with tagging, passport, database registration and record-keeping rules. The results show a continuing improvement in compliance with the rules-there were 4 per cent. fewer errors made in 2004–05 than in the previous year.
	Local Authorities also undertake enforcement activities covering cattle, including unannounced inspections on farms, at livestock markets and during transport (by undertaking spot roadside stops). At slaughterhouses, the Meat Hygiene Service undertake checks on identification of cattle to ensure that only properly identified and traceable cattle enter the human food chain.
	Inspections are carried out on the basis of risk, with higher risk activities being inspected most. When non-compliance with the cattle identification rules is found, appropriate enforcement action is taken. This can range from advice, warning letters and restrictions on movements through to full prosecution resulting in prison sentences or fines. So far in 2005, 19 convictions have been obtained.
	Education is as important as enforcement, and this year the Rural Payments Agency has sent two statements to all registered cattle keepers of their Cattle Tracing System (CTS) database records to encourage them to keep their records accurate and up-to-date. In April 2005, they issued clear and comprehensive guidance to all keepers in their "Cattle Keeper's Handbook". The response to the CTS statements has been encouragingly high, all the more so for being voluntary, and taken together with the improvements shown in inspections, indicates to us that the cattle industry is keen overall to ensure that their animals are fully traceable and that compliance is good.

Rural Development Service

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many grants from her Department's Rural Development Service have been made in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley; and what each grant was used for.

Jim Knight: The following information sets out the number and value of grant payments that were made in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley during 2004–05 for each of the principle schemes administered by the Rural Development Service. The aims and objectives of each scheme are briefly set out as follows:
	The "Organic Farming Scheme" (OFS) aims to encourage the expansion of organic production in England in order to help supply the increasing demand for organically produced food.
	The "Environmentally Sensitive Areas" (ESA) scheme aims to encourage farmers to adopt agricultural practices which would safeguard and enhance parts of the country of particularly high landscape, wildlife or historic value.
	The "Energy Crops Scheme" (ECS) provides establishment grants for two energy crops, short-rotation coppice (SRC) and miscanthus, and aid to help SRC growers set up producer groups.
	The "Countryside Stewardship Scheme" (CSS) aims to sustain landscape beauty and diversity, to protect and extend wildlife habitats, to conserve archaeological sites and historic features, restore neglected land or features, create new habitats and landscapes and improve opportunities for people to enjoy the countryside.
	The "Farm Woodland Scheme" (FWS) and "Farm Woodland Premium Scheme" (FWPS) aim to enhance the environment through the planting of farm woodlands, thereby improving the landscape, providing new habitats and increasing biodiversity. (Now closed to new applications and replaced by the Forestry Commission 's England Woodland Grant Scheme.
	"Project-based Schemes" (PBS), including the Rural Enterprise Scheme, Processing and Marketing Grant and Vocational Training Schemes, are focussed around individual developments and projects, and aim to promote imaginative and varied schemes within rural areas. The schemes are generally available to farmers and rural businesses to help them develop new opportunities and widen the skills they already possess.
	The OFS, CSS and ESA schemes are now closed to new applications and have been replaced by Environmental Stewardship that was launched in March this year. There are already over 270 live ES agreements in Lancashire.
	
		(a) Number and value of grants paid for rural development service (RDS) agreements and projects in Lancashire during 2004–05
		
			 Scheme Number of payments Value of payments (£) 
		
		
			 OFS 14 27,276.93 
			 ESA 2 16,466.46 
			 ECS 0 0 
			 CSS 449 2,351,450.52 
			 FWS 3 1,007.80 
			 FWPS 139 93,353.55 
			 PBS 73 847,596.59 
			 Total 680 3,337,151.85 
		
	
	
		(b) Number and value of grants paid for rural development service (RDS) agreements and projects in Chorley(1) during 2004–05
		
			 Scheme Number of payments Value of payments (£) 
		
		
			 OFS 1 9,075.90 
			 ESA 0 0 
			 ECS 0 0 
			 CSS 23 186,937.45 
			 FWS 0 0 
			 FWPS 3 1,466.00 
			 PBS 0 0 
			 Total 27 197,479.35 
		
	
	(1) Please note that the data for Chorley was extracted using agreement holder postcode and matching it to the constituency boundary.

Wildfowl

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what regulations govern the release of wildfowl into the wild; and how many wildfowl have been released into the wild in each of the last five years.

Jim Knight: The term "wildfowl" relates to all species of ducks and geese, and also swans (three species in England in winter). Only certain ducks and geese may be hunted. There are no specific regulations governing the release of native wildfowl into the wild. Only Mallard are released for the purposes of wildfowling. Mallard are native to England and they would not be covered by the provisions of section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which prohibits releases of species of birds not ordinarily resident in or a visitor to the European territory of any member state.
	The Game Conservancy Trust (GCT) record certain information about gamekeeping and shooting activities through the National Gamebag Census (NGC), a voluntary scheme established by GCT in 1961. The GCT has estimated that over the last 5 years, around one in 10 NGC shoots in England release ducks and the average number released per shoot in England is under 500.

Transport Plan

Gwyneth Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the extent to which the 10-Year Plan for Transport of July 2000 has been implemented, with particular reference to the (a) 50 per cent. growth in passenger rail services and (b) 80 per cent. growth in freight by 2010.

Karen Buck: The implementation of the 10-Year Plan is now being taken forward by the Future of Transport White Paper published in July 2004. The current PSA target for rail, as outlined in the White Paper, is
	"to improve punctuality and reliability of rail services to at least 85 per cent. by 2006 with further improvements by 2008".
	This was agreed for the three year period relating to the Spending Review 2004.
	Figures on rail passenger usage and rail freight are published quarterly in National Rail Trends (published by the Strategic Rail Authority up to 24 June 2005 and thereafter by the Office of Rail Regulation) and in the Department's annual publication Transport Statistics Great Britain.

Transport Security

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps the Government are taking to improve security on transport.

Karen Buck: Mature and proportionate security regimes are maintained across all security regulated transport modes. These are kept under continuing review, and take account of new and emerging threats with, currently, a particular focus on transport "soft targets".
	Further information is available in the 'Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate Annual Report (April 2004–March 2005)', a copy of which is in the House Library.

Pensioners (Cold Weather)

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with Members of the National Assembly for Wales regarding provision for those over 65 years to ensure that they are not adversely affected by the cold in winter 2005–06; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Ainger: I regularly meet with the Assembly Ministers to discuss a range of issues such as provisions for those over 65 affected by the cold winter months.
	The Welsh Assembly Government have policies and actions in place to reduce the impact of colder winter weather on the health of older people. For instance, it funds the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme, which provides the installation of central heating in homes, and runs the annual "Keep Well This Winter" campaign. This campaign encourages older people to take extra measures to look after their health during the winter such as having the flu vaccination, eating properly and taking appropriate exercise, and by keeping warm and safe.
	In addition, in winter 2004–05 over 464,000 households in Wales benefited from winter fuel payments of at least £200. Out of these households, 110,000 with someone aged over 80 received £300 winter fuel payment.

Ministerial Travel

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) flights and (b) helicopter flights have been taken by Ministers within his Department for (i) UK and (ii) overseas visits in each year since 1995; on how many occasions (A) charter flights were used and (B) first and club class tickets were obtained; and if he will indicate who accompanied the Ministers on each trip.

Hilary Benn: All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the "Ministerial Code" and "Travel by Ministers", copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.
	The information is not readily available in respect of domestic travel for the period in question without incurring a disproportionate cost.
	In respect of overseas travel by Ministers, since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. The list indicates when non-scheduled flights were used, (and shows how many Officials accompanied Ministers in those circumstances). The Government have also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers' visits overseas. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of the House. These report information reaching back to 1995–96. Information for 2005–06 will be published after the end of the financial year.

Departmental Staff

Michael Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many staff in his Department were (a) civil servants, (b) contractors and (c) other staff in each year since 1997.

Jim Murphy: The figures for civil servants are published in Civil Service Statistics. Table C of Civil Service Statistics 2004 shows permanent staff numbers (Full-time equivalent basis) between 1998 and 2004. The data for 1997 can be obtained from Table C in Civil Service Statistics 2003. Civil Service Statistics 2004 are available in the Library and on the Cabinet Office Statistics website at http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management of the civil service/statistics/civil service statistics/index.asp
	The most recent figures, as at 30 June 2005, were published on 6 October 2005. http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management of the civil service/statistics/news/in dex.asp061005
	Data for the number of contractors is not currently collected.
	Data on numbers of casual staff is also published on the Cabinet Office Statistics website at http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/management of the civil service/statistics/civil service statistics/index.asp. Data on numbers of agency temporary workers is not currently collected.

Armed Forces

Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen and women injured on active service since 2000 have stayed on in the armed forces in a non-combatant role; and if he will make a statement.

Don Touhig: According to the Geneva Conventions (Protocol 1, Article 43), the only uniformed personnel to whom the term "non-combatant" applies are medics and chaplains. Therefore, if a serving member of the armed forces who is subject to illness or injury is medically downgraded, enabling them to continue in service while being unfit for operational deployment, this does not mean that they become a non-combatant (unless of course they are discharged from the armed forces or they subsequently transfer to one of the non-combatant branches).
	The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Armed Forces

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 2 November 2005, Official Report, column 1067W, how many foreign nationals are serving in the armed forces, broken down by country of origin.

Don Touhig: The numbers of UK armed forces personnel who are foreign nationals are shown in the following table:
	
		UK regular forces who are foreign nationals
		
			 Number 
			 September 2005(8) All services(7) Naval Service Army RAF 
		
		
			 Total recorded foreign nationals(9) 7,155 485 (11)6,460 (12)210 
			  
			 Country 
			 Antigua (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Australia 110 20 75 15 
			 Bahamas (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Bangladesh 5 (14)— 5 (15)— 
			 Barbados 20 5 10 (14)— 
			 Belize 5 (15)— 5 (15)— 
			 Botswana 5 (15)— 5 (15)— 
			 Cameroon 20 (15)— 20 (15)— 
			 Canada 105 20 65 20 
			 Cyprus (14)— (14)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Dominican Republic 15 (14)— 15 (15)— 
			 Egypt (14)— (15)— (15)— (14)— 
			 Eire 335 60 210 60 
			 Falkland Islands (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Fiji 2,040 70 1,965 5 
			 Gambia 75 (14)— 70 (14)— 
			 Germany(9) 5 (14)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Ghana 590 (14)— 585 (14)— 
			 Gibraltar (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Grenada 55 (14)— 50 (15)— 
			 Guyana 15 (15)— 15 (15)— 
			 India 45 5 40 (14)— 
			 Jamaica 1,030 25 975 25 
			 Kenya 105 5 95 5 
			 Malawi 85 (14)— 80 (14)— 
			 Malaysia 10 (14)— 5 (14)— 
			 Malta 10 (14)— 5 (14)— 
			 Mauritius 25 (15)— 20 (14)— 
			 Montserrat (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Namibia (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Nepal 25 (15)— 25 (15)— 
			 New Zealand 85 10 65 5 
			 Nigeria 55 (14)— 55 (15)— 
			 Other African Country (14)— (15)— (15)— (14)— 
			 Other Asiatic Country (14)— (15)— (15)— (14)— 
			 Pacific Islands (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Pakistan 10 (14)— 10 (14)— 
			 Papua New Guinea (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Seychelles 10 (15)— 10 (15)— 
			 Sierra Leone 40 (15)— 40 (15)— 
			 Singapore (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 South Africa 710 55 650 5 
			 Sri Lanka(10) 15 (15)— 10 (14)— 
			 St Christopher (14)— (15)— (15)— (14)— 
			 St Helena 30 (14)— 20 10 
			 St Kitts (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 St Lucia 225 (14)— 220 (14)— 
			 St. Vincent 420 135 285 (14)— 
			 Swaziland 5 (15)— 5 (15)— 
			 Switzerland (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Tanzania (14)— (15)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Tonga 5 (15)— 5 (15)— 
			 Trinidad and Tobago 95 15 70 10 
			 Uganda 35 (15)— 35 (15)— 
			 Ukraine (14)— (14)— (15)— (15)— 
			 United Arab Emirates 10 10 (15)— (15)— 
			 USA 5 (14)— (14)— (14)— 
			 West Indies 5 (14)— (14)— (15)— 
			 Zambia 20 (14)— 15 (15)— 
			 Zimbabwe/Rhodesia 590 15 565 10 
			 Other Non-British5, 6 20 (15)— 20 (14)— 
			 Not Recorded 705 600 25 80(13) 
		
	
	(7) RAF and Army data are for UK regular forces (trained and untrained), including Nursing Services and excluding full-time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment and mobilised reservists. Naval Service figures are for UK Regular Forces including Nursing Services, FIRS and activated reservists.
	(8) Naval Service data are provided by AFPAA as data are not centrally held. Data are for personnel serving at 3 October 2005.
	Army data are provided by DASA for personnel serving at 1 September 2005.
	RAF data are provided by AFPAA as data are not centrally held. Data are for personnel serving as at 16 September 2005.
	(9) Includes personnel with nationality recorded as West German.
	(10) Includes personnel with nationality recorded as Ceylon.
	(11) Includes personnel with nationality recorded as Commonwealth/foreign and personnel with nationality recorded as Foreign/foreign.
	(12) Includes personnel with nationality recorded as Foreign National.
	(13) Includes 80 personnel recorded as Commonwealth by birth, but with no nationality recorded.
	(14) Denotes less than five.
	(15) Denotes zero.
	Note:
	Data are rounded to 5 to prevent disclosure of sensitive personal information. Due to the founding methods used totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.

Freedom of Information

Peter Law: To ask the Solicitor-General if he will list Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the Law Officers which have been passed to the FOI clearing house for evaluation, broken down by (a) subject and (b) date of request.

Mike O'Brien: Information about the handling of Freedom of Information requests is published in "Freedom of Information Statistics on Implementation in Central Government". The most recently published report was 30 September 2005 and copies were placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Additional information about the role of the Clearing House can be found on the Department of Constitutional Affairs' website at: http://www.foi.gov.uk/guidance/index.htm2. Departments do not provide details about the internal handling of requests, such as details of which requests were referred to the Clearing House for guidance.

At-risk Children

John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children were on the at-risk register in each local authority in England at the end of each council year since 1989.

Beverley Hughes: I have been asked to reply.
	The information requested is available from the Department's website at:
	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/VOL/v000553/index.shtml

Mental Health

Ian Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to provide offenders with mental health problems rehabilitation after sentencing.

Fiona Mactaggart: Wherever possible, subject to the need to protect others, mentally disordered offenders receive treatment rather than punishment. Where they cannot be diverted to hospital at sentencing, the Home Secretary has power to direct their transfer to hospital from prison. Discharge or release from hospital is subject to statutory aftercare arrangements under s117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
	Where mentally disordered offenders do receive prison sentences, Prison Mental Health In-reach teams work to link them with their "home" Community Mental Health Teams before their release to ensure continuity of care under the Care Programme Approach and the Offender Mental Health Care Pathway.

National Offender Management Service

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to complete (a) assessment of and (b) consultation on the organisational design options to deliver (i) integrated offender management, (ii) increased contestability and (iii) the clear purchaser/provider split as set out in the 2005–06 Business Plan.

Fiona Mactaggart: holding answer 13 July 2005
	A consultation paper, "Restructuring Probation to Reduce Re-offending", was published on 20 October, setting out how we propose to introduce a clear purchaser/provider split and increased contestability of integrated offender management services (current legislation already allows for competition in the provision of prison services but not of probation services). The consultation period ends on 20 December and we will publish a summary of responses as soon as possible thereafter.

Police

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to improve the quality of local policing in Coventry, South; and if he will make a statement.

Hazel Blears: holding answer 9 November 2005
	The Government are committed to a major programme of police reform, to help build safer and stronger communities. This will help to drive performance in every force and includes: building a more responsive, citizen-focused police service with neighbourhood policing at its heart—reshaping the national policing landscape to ensure effective policing at district, force and national level—further modernising the police work force.
	This is building on the significant progress that has already been made: overall crime is down by 35 per cent. since 1997 and the chance of being a victim of crime is at a 20-year low—police numbers are at an all time high. We now have over 141,000 police officers, 71,000 police staff and 6,300 community support officers—investment in policing has increased by over a quarter since 1997. We have also sought to instil a strong performance culture. This is taking hold delivering real and sustainable improvements. In terms of West Midlands Police's local performance and how this is enhanced, as for any force this is principally a matter for the chief officer team and the police authority. The Home Office has recently published assessments for every force in the country. West Midlands Police received a "Good" and "Improved" grading in the local policing domain.
	The Government's work with all 43 forces to develop neighbourhood policing, initially within pathfinder areas, will enhance the quality of local policing. In West Midlands, the pathfinder is North Sandwell Operational Command Unit.
	The development of neighbourhood policing within the pathfinder will inform the development of neighbourhood policing across the force. Following the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the Constabulary on improving protective services, I have also asked police forces and police authorities to develop options for restructuring forces and to submit their final reports, including their final options, to the Home Office by 23 December 2005. Larger, more strategic forces will support neighbourhood policing as they will have the resilience to prevent the abstraction of neighbourhood policing teams to major incidents.

Prisons

Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to provide victim support-based treatment for prison inmates who were victims of sexual abuse prior to incarceration.

Fiona Mactaggart: A number of voluntary and self-help groups offer support to both female and male offenders who are survivors of sexual abuse, including interventions by rape crisis centres, counselling services and other health professionals. Services are contracted by prisons according to local circumstances.
	The Prison Service has issued operational advice and good practice guidelines entitled "Supporting Women in Prison who have been Abused, Raped or who have experienced Domestic Violence (June 2005)." A directory of services for women who have experienced abuse as children or adults has also been published recently.
	The Service has also consulted a number of relevant non-statutory agencies, as well as undertaking an extensive literature review on the impact of victimisation and its links with crime by women. Offending behaviour programmes currently being piloted with women are taking account of the role of childhood maltreatment in the causes of offending and substance use for women.

Council Tax

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the band D council tax was in 2004–05, in the billing authorities affected by the 2004–05 in-year capping designation, giving separately (a) pre-capping band D bill for the whole billing authority and (b) the post-capping band D bill for the whole billing authority; and what the average parish precepts were in each case.

Phil Woolas: The information requested is tabled as follows:
	
		
			£ 
			 Local authority Pre-capping band D area council tax Post-capping band D area council tax Average parish precept band D(22) 
		
		
			 Bromsgrove(23) 1,183 1,179 12 
			 Fenland 1,210 1,200 16 
			 Herefordshire 1,185 1,178 28 
			 Malvern Hills(23) 1,183 1,180 51 
			 Nottingham 1,259 1,257 0 
			 Redditch(23) 1,192 1,189 0 
			 Shepway 1,230 1,214 17 
			 Torbay 1,168 1,155 0 
			 Worcester(23) 1,159 1,155 2 
			 Wychavon(23) 1,146 1,142 28 
			 Wyre Forest(23) 1,200 1,196 9 
		
	
	(22) This is the aggregate amount of parish precepts within the billing authority's area divided by the tax base for the whole of the billing authority's area. Only parts of the area of some billing authorities are parished, however, although precise information on this is not held centrally. In such cases, the figure shown is understating the average parish precept for parished areas.
	(23) These authorities were not themselves capped, but had their area council tax reduced due to the capping of Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority.
	In 2003–04, the last year in which capping powers were not exercised, the average council tax increase in England was 12.9 per cent. This reduced to 5.9 per cent. in 2004–05 and fell again to 4.1 per cent. in 2005–06—in both these years, the Government made clear that they were prepared to use their powers to cap excessive council tax increases.

Housing

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much housing market renewal grant funding has been allocated to the demolition of properties in each Pathfinder area in (a) 2004–05 and (b) 2005–06.

Yvette Cooper: The following table shows our estimate of the amount of Housing Market Renewal Funding (HMRF) spent on demolitions, new build and refurbishment in each of the pathfinders where this information is available for 2004–05. Data for 2005–06 has not yet been collected.
	
		
			£ million 
			 Pathfinder HMRF spent on Demolition 2004–05 HMRF spent on new build 2004–05 HMRF spent on Refurbishment 2004–05 
		
		
			 Birmingham Sandwell 0.43 3.76 0.16 
			 East Lancashire 0.72 0 6.09 
			 Hull and East Riding 0 0 0 
			 Manchester Salford n/a 0 18.89 
			 Merseyside 0.32 0.38 1.17 
			 Newcastle Gateshead 1.14 0.95 n/a 
			 North Staffordshire 1.38 0.34 1.27 
			 Oldham and Rochdale 0.24 0 1.95 
			 South Yorkshire 6.87 0 14.33 
			 Total 11.10 5.43 43.86

Housing

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of responses to the Green Paper on Independence Well-being and Choice included comments on the contribution of housing and housing-related services to the quality of care; and what action she plans to take in response.

Liam Byrne: The Green Paper Independence, Well-being and Choice received 21,000 comments. Of these, 250 specifically mentioned housing.
	There is no specific information available on housing related services, although 74 per cent. of responses supported the vision set out in the Green Paper. This promotes choice and independent living, as well as promoting the protection of people whose particular circumstances might make them vulnerable.
	A copy of the Green Paper analysis 'Responses to the consultation on adult social care in England: Analysis of feedback from the Green Paper Independence Well-being and Choice1 is available in the Library.
	The outcome of the consultation is being fed into the White Paper 'Your Health, Your Say, Your Care'

Career Guidance

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 
	(1)  in which areas of England graduates are eligible for free career support;
	(2)  why she has removed the right to free career guidance from anyone who achieves level 2 qualifications from 1 August; and if she will make a statement;
	(3)  who is eligible for (a) one and (b) more than one free interview with an adult guidance practitioner.

Phil Hope: Every adult in England can access a free, integrated information and advice service comprising the national "learndirect" telephone and on-line advice service and local "nextstep" information and advice services, with no limit on the number of inquiries or advice sessions. Within the universal offer provided by "learndirect" and "nextstep", priority has been given since August 2004 to those adults who do not have a qualification at level 2, since they are more likely to lack the skills foundation for employability and lifelong learning, and are less likely to get a secure, well paid job. Graduates may additionally receive continued career support from their former institutions or from other higher education institutions in their area, although the decision to offer this service, with or without charge, is a matter for individual institutions.
	The White Paper "Skills: getting on in business, getting on at work" set out a long-term ambition: that everyone should be able to get help if and when they want it to take stock of where they are in their lives and their careers; to review where they would like to get to; and assess what steps they can take to get there. To help determine how best to achieve this goal we are jointly conducting a review with the Department for Work and Pensions, the DTI, the LSC, Ufi "learndirect", Jobcentre Plus, and the Sector Skills Development Agency which will be concluded by the end of 2006. The review will be informed by extending the "learndirect" telephone service on a trial basis from January 2006 to provide more intensive personal guidance. Adults throughout England seeking to progress in their careers; wanting to gain the skills for jobs typically requiring a Level 3 qualification; and returning to work from career breaks, will benefit from the new service.

Level 2 Skills

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the cost benefit to the economy of training to level 2 those adults who lack skills at level 2.

Phil Hope: A range of independent academic research has shown that there is a link between skills and economic performance and that the UK's relatively poor skills profile contributes to our productivity gap with other countries. Research has also identified a range of benefits from raising qualification levels for the individual, the employer, the economy and society.
	Those adults not qualified to at least level 2 are at a greater disadvantage in the labour market in terms of both their earnings and their employment chances. Individuals' attitudes towards learning and participation in learning improve once they reach level 2.
	The key evidence supporting the focus on raising adults to at least a level 2 is set out in the Government's recent Skills White Papers; "Skills: getting on in business, getting on at work" and "21st Century Skills, Realising Our Potential" and the Skills Strategy Progress Report; "Skills Strategy—Technical Supplement on Underlying data and Evidence", copies of which will be placed in the House Libraries.

Regional Skills Bureaucracy

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she will take to ensure overlap does not occur in their work in relation to skills of the regional development agencies, the sector skills councils, the regional skills partnerships and the proposed Learning and Skills Council regional centres.

Phil Hope: The Skills White Paper, "21st Century Skills: Realising Our Potential", invited Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) to lead the establishment of Regional Skills Partnerships (RSPs). These bring together the RDA, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) with other regional partners to plan and co-ordinate the provision of skills and business support that reflects the priorities of the Regional Economic Strategy. Each partner has their own distinctive role. RDAs are responsible for economic development and are the keepers of the Regional Economic Strategy of which skills are a part. Sector Skills Councils provide information on the skills needs of employers, and the Learning and Skills Council uses that information to inform decisions on the supply of training provision. The LSC's recent announcement to strengthen their regional centres will enable them co-ordinate work more effectively with RDAs, Sector Skills Councils and Regional Skills Partnerships.

Pensioners (Benefits)

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many pensioners in (a) Crewe and Nantwich borough and (b) England are (i) receiving pension credit and (ii) eligible for but not claiming pension credit;
	(2)  how many of those receiving pension credit in (a) Crewe and Nantwich borough and (b) England are also receiving council tax benefit.

Stephen Timms: Information on numbers of households and individuals in receipt of pension credit at 30 June 2005 is contained in the most recent quarterly pension credit progress report published on 20 October. A copy of the report is in the Library.
	As at May 2005 there were (a) 3,300 pensioner households in Crewe and Nantwich and (b) 1,634,6000 pensioner households in England receiving both pension credit and council tax benefit.
	It is becoming clear that the number of people who are eligible for pension credit is somewhat less than the initial estimate. National Statistics showing the number of pensioners entitled to pension credit at a national level in the first six months after its introduction and the subsequent take-up rate are expected to be available in December. Information at constituency level will not be possible. The precise date of release of these statistics and the publication plans for the following set, covering 2004–05, will be pre-announced in "National Statistics Updates"; the diary of statistical releases.

Pensioners (Benefits)

Adam Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Gravesham constituency are (a) entitled to and (b) in receipt of pension credit.

Stephen Timms: Information on numbers of households and individuals in receipt of pension credit at 30 June 2005 is contained in the most recent quarterly pension credit progress report published on 20 October. A copy of the report is in the Library. The number of people in receipt of pension credit in the Gravesham constituency as at June 2005 is 4,800 individuals (3,900 households).
	It is becoming clear that the number of people who are eligible for pension credit is somewhat less than the initial estimate. National statistics showing the number of pensioners entitled to pension credit at a national level in the first six months after its introduction and the subsequent take-up rate are expected to be available in December. Information at constituency level will not be possible. The precise date of release of these statistics and the publication plans for the following set, covering 2004–05, will be pre-announced in "National Statistics Updates"; the diary of statistical releases.

Pensions

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government are taking to reduce the inequality in pensions between men and women at the point of retirement.

Stephen Timms: Pension credit has helped to reduce the number of pensioners living in absolute low income, with 1.3 million female pensioners lifted above absolute low income since 1997. Two-thirds of the 3.3 million people benefiting from pension credit are women. Future women pensioners will also benefit from the introduction of state second pension, with 6 million more women building up additional state pension than did under SERPS.
	The introduction of Home Responsibilities Protection in 1978, together with women's increased labour market activity, mean that women are building up better pension records. In 2005, 30 per cent. of women reaching state pension age are entitled to a full basic state pension. Without any policy changes, this will rise to 50 per cent. by 2010 and over 80 per cent. by 2025. By 2025, women and men will have similar basic state pension entitlements. The average entitlement will be over 90 per cent. of a full basic state pension for both men and women.
	Women's increased labour market activity also means that more women are generating their own income, which can be invested in a private pension. Future women pensioners will retire with higher state and private pension incomes in their own right. However, the main driver in the difference between women's and men's retirement incomes is the difference in women's and men's private pension provision.
	The report "Women and pensions: The evidence", published by the Department on 2 November 2005, examines the evolution of women's pensions and explores the reasons for the differences between men's and women's pension entitlements. The issue of women's pensions is central to the National Pensions Debate and the report provides a firm basis on which to build consensus on the way forward to achieve fair outcomes for women. The report also raises further questions for consideration alongside the work of the Pensions Commission.

Poverty

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) children and (b) pensioners were living in poverty in the Vale of Clwyd in each of the last 20 years.

Margaret Hodge: Specific information regarding low income for Great Britain is available in "Households Below Average Income 1994–95 to 2003–04", available in the Library. The threshold of below 60 per cent. contemporary median income is the most commonly used in reporting trends in low income.
	The data source does not allow us to provide robust estimates for Vale of Clwyd. Estimates for Wales have been provided using data from 1994–95 to 2003–04.
	The number and proportion of children in households with low incomes in Wales over the period 1994–95 to 2003–04, are presented in the following table. Data on a regional level is not available prior to 1994–95.
	
		
			  Three-year rolling averages 
			  1994–95 to 1996–97 1995–96 to 1997–98 1996–97 to 1998–99 1997–98 to 1999–2000 1998–99 to 2000–01 1999–2000 to 2001–02 2000–01 to 2002–03 2001–02 to 2003–04 
		
		
			 Before housing costs   
			 Number of children (million) 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 
			 Percentage of all children 28 28 28 28 27 25 25 23 
			
			 After housing costs   
			 Number of children (million) 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.19 
			 Percentage of all children 35 36 34 35 34 33 32 29 
		
	
	Source:
	Family Resources Survey
	The number and proportion of pensioners in households with low incomes in Wales over the period 1994–95 to 2003–04, are presented in the following table:
	
		
			  Three-year rolling averages 
			  1994–95 to 1996–97 1995–96 to 1997–98 1996–97 to 1998–99 1997–98 to 1999–2000 1998–99 to 2000–01 1999–2000 to 2001–02 2000–01 to 2002–03 2001- 02 to 2003–04 
		
		
			 Before housing costs   
			 Number of pensioners (million) 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.13 
			 Percentage of all pensioners 24 24 24 25 24 23 22 23 
			  
			 After housing costs   
			 Number of pensioners (million) 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12 
			 Percentage of all pensioners 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 21 
		
	
	Note:
	1. Figures are provided using a three-year rolled average, as single-year estimates do not provide a robust guide to year on year changes. Hence, figures are not consistent with previously published single-year estimates and there may be differences in changes over time. In circumstances such as a change in trend, rolled-averages will show less variation than single year estimates.
	Source:
	Family Resources Survey
	2. Tables show the number of children/pensioners in millions rounded to the nearest 10 thousand, and percentages to the nearest percentage point.
	3. In this answer low income is determined for individuals as living in households with incomes below 60 per cent. of the GB median.

Departmental Assets

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 10 most valuable (a) movable and (b) immovable assets owned by his Department.

Jack Straw: The 10 most valuable immoveable assets are listed at table 1. All items on the list are property assets comprising land and buildings.
	The 10 most valuable moveable assets are listed at table 2.
	IT installations have not been included within these lists. At 31 March 2005 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had IT installations and equipment held at a written down value of £39,811,925, the bulk of which is written down over five years. This includes all capitalised IT installations and is a conglomerate of development costs, software and licences, cabling and hardware. Thus the total cost is a composite of moveable and immoveable items and does not belong to either category.
	
		Table 1: top 10 immoveable assets—all property assets
		
			 Location Description of asset Value (£) 
		
		
			 London King Charles Street 50,000,000 
			 Paris 35 Rue du Faubourg St 36,692,372 
			 Moscow Smolenskaya Compound 29,255,120 
			 Paris 39 Rue du Faubourg St 27,735,404 
			 Hong Kong British Consulate 26,051,486 
			 London Old Admiralty Building 25,000,000 
			 Rome Residence 21,473,163 
			 Rome 80 Via XX Septembre 16,641,243 
			 Washington 3100 Massachusetts Ave 15,718,669 
			 Tokyo Tokyo Office 15,237,080 
		
	
	Notes:
	1. Valuations produced by the Estates Department as at 31 March 2005.
	2. Property coming within the bounds of a single compound has been treated as a single asset.
	
		Table 2: top 10 moveable assets
		
			 Location Description of asset Written down value (£) Type of asset Gross value (£) 
		
		
			 Hanslope Park Generator 577,367.87 Heavy Machinery 607,755 
			 Washington Silver (set) 485,000.00 Antiques and Works of Art 485,000 
			 Istanbul 2xChandeliers 350,000.00 Antiques and Works of Art 350,000 
			 Hanslope Park Generator 292,325.56 Heavy Machinery 307,715 
			 Havana Rug 130,000.00 Antiques and Works of Art 130,000 
			 New Delhi Jaguar XJ 4.2 120,000.00 Motor Car 120,000 
			 Islamabad Jaguar XJ 4.2 120,000.00 Motor Car 120,000 
			 Cairo Jaguar XJ 4.2 120,000.00 Motor Car 120,000 
			 Iraq Minibus 111,261.55 Light Commercial Vehicle 152,589 
			 Iraq Minibus 111,261.55 Light Commercial Vehicle 152,589 
		
	
	Notes:
	1. Values as at 31 March 2005.
	2. Antiques and works of art were professionally valued during the year. These assets are not depreciated.
	3. All other assets listed in table 2 are shown at the written down (depreciated) value. The gross value (purchase cost plus indexed inflation cost) is shown for comparative purpose.
	4. The high cost of the vehicles is because they are all armoured.
	5. For the purpose of this exercise "moveable" has been interpreted as meaning transportable.

Nuclear Non-proliferation

Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 31 October 2005, Official Report, columns 753–54W, on non-proliferation, whether he expects the Nuclear Safety Instrument in the financial perspective 2007–2013 to enable all existing projects funded by the European Commission that are supportive of nuclear non-proliferation activities to continue at their current levels.

Jack Straw: Funding for the Instrument for Nuclear Assistance will need to be agreed as part of the overall funding package agreed for the EU's next financial perspective. The UK, along with five other member states (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden), believes that the Union's priorities can be funded by a budget stabilised at one per cent. of EU Gross National Income (GNI). The instrument will be funded out of the "external actions " heading of the EC budget. We would prefer to see no growth under this heading. We will want funding for the instrument for nuclear assistance to be consistent with this, but also to provide sufficient resources to allow the commission to make a significant contribution towards achieving the EU's nuclear non-proliferation objectives, including those related to the Global Partnership.

Private Militia

Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of regulation of private (a) military and (b) security companies; and if he will make a statement.

Jack Straw: In late 2004 I requested a review by officials of the options for the regulation of the overseas operations of private military and security companies registered in or operating from the United Kingdom. The aim was to follow up on the Green Paper of 2002, "Private Military Companies: Options for Regulation", and to respond to the increase in the activities of private military and security companies in areas of conflict overseas. The review was completed in June 2005.I am currently seeking views from ministerial colleagues on the options for regulation. The Government will keep Parliament fully informed of their proposals in this area.

Cancer Patients (Benefits)

William McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action the Department for Social Development is taking to improve access to the statutory benefits system for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer; and if he will make a statement.

David Hanson: For those suffering from cancer, the Social Security Agency's disability and carer's service contact centre assists with telephone applications for disability living allowance (DLA), attendance allowance (AA) and carer's allowance (CA). They can also avail of the special rules scheme within DLA and AA to fast track claims for terminally ill customers. Getting either benefit under special rules means the customer gets the highest rate for help with personal care.
	In conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Relief, the agency has worked to identify and address the barriers facing cancer patients when accessing benefits. As a result of this there has been:
	enhanced cancer awareness training for agency staff;
	an information booklet "Help with the Cost of Cancer" was launched in March 2005; and
	an outreach service of specialist benefit advisers for those with cancer has been piloted. The pilot is proving successful and the next phase is being considered.

Punishment Beatings

Ben Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 
	(1)  if he will list (a) dissident Republican and (b) Loyalist groups which have been linked to punishment beatings since July;
	(2)  when he intends to answer question 24767 tabled by the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre on 2 November.

Shaun Woodward: PSNI statistics for the period in question confirm that Loyalist paramilitaries carried out 13 assaults while "dissident" Republicans were responsible for one assault.
	It should be noted that PSNI do not record attribution by specific loyalist faction, In many cases victims and witnesses to paramilitary assaults are unwilling or unable to provide the police with information that could assist in identifying such groups.

Roads

William McCrea: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the reasons for the recent changes in funding for structural roads maintenance; what was the initial external budget for structural maintenance in each district council area in the financial year (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005–06; and what action is being taken to ensure that the allocation of funding for this purpose is sufficient to enable the targets set in the Regional Transportation Strategy to be met.

Shaun Woodward: The draft Budget provides that, by 2008, total Government spending in NI will exceed £16 billion, a jump of more than 50 per cent. since 1997. Public expenditure in NI is by far the highest figure for any region of the UK and is 29 per cent. higher than the UK average.
	Notwithstanding this, there are many pressures on the Northern Ireland Budget and the roads' programme must compete for funding along with other spending programmes, The draft Priorities and Budget 2006–08 is presently out for consultation. It allocated additional resources for Health and for Education and this inevitably had some implications for other programmes including roads maintenance. It is expected that the revised Budget will be announced in December 2005.
	The Regional Transportation Strategy (2002–12) identified strategic transportation investment priorities and considered potential funding sources arid affordability of planned initiatives over the 10-year period. It was explained in the RTS that the level of public expenditure funding for the strategy would be determined through the normal budgetary process, which will take account of the needs of other departments and decisions on priorities.
	I should explain that Roads Service's maintenance budgets are not allocated at the outset of the financial year on a district council basis. Therefore, it is not possible to give an initial budget for structural maintenance in each district council area as requested. A breakdown of structural maintenance expenditure by district council is set out as follows for 2003–04 and 2004–05. It should be noted that these figures are based on the expenditure in the previous two financial years and that they include the contribution made by the Roads Service in-house contractor.
	The structural maintenance budget for the 2005–06 year is currently £60.5 million, however a breakdown of this amount at the district council level cannot be provided at this stage.
	
		
			   £ million 
			  Structural maintenance 
			 District council 2003–04 outturn 2004–05 outturn 
		
		
			 Antrim 3.0 2.4 
			 Coleraine 3.4 2.4 
			 Limavady 2.6 2.1 
			 Moyle 1.3 1.3 
			 Ballymoney 2.1 1.5 
			 Derry 3.2 2.7 
			 Ballymena 3.3 3.0 
			 Larne 1.6 1.4 
			 Belfast 6.4 5.9 
			 Castlereagh 1.4 1.2 
			 Newtownabbey 2.0 2.2 
			 Carrickfergus 0.9 0.8 
			 North Down 2.6 1.3 
			 Lisburn 4.8 4.5 
			 Ards 2.3 2.2 
			 Armagh 3.9 4.1 
			 Newry and Mourne 4.4 4.9 
			 Banbridge 2.6 2.4 
			 Craigavon 3.2 3.4 
			 Down 3.5 3.4 
			 Magherafelt 2.7 2.2 
			 Omagh 4.9 4.0 
			 Strabane 3.4 3.9 
			 Cookstown 2.5 2.2 
			 Fermanagh 5.5 4.6 
			 Dungannon 5.4 4.0 
			 Total structural maintenance summary 82.9 73.8 
		
	
	
		Total structural maintenance—summary
		
			 £ million 
			  Outturn Budget 
		
		
			 2003–04 82.9 — 
			 2004–05 73.8 — 
			 2005–06 — 60.5

Charities

Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when charities lost exemption from competition rules on exchange of information; what mechanism was used to make the change; for what reasons it was made; and how it was communicated to (a) Parliament, (b) charities and (c) the general public.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Since coming into force in March 2000, the Competition Act 1998 has applied to all undertakings. This includes charities where they are carrying out economic activities. The Competition Act 1998 represented a major strengthening of UK competition law and was the subject of extensive public consultation. In particular the aims of the Bill were outlined in detail in the August 1997 consultation document "A prohibition approach to anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant position". The draft Bill was debated fully in Parliament.

Illegal Drugs (Staffordshire)

Brian Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in Staffordshire were caused by illegal drugs in each year since 1997.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 17 November 2005
	As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths in Staffordshire have been caused by illegal drugs since 1997. (29384)
	Figures readily available from death certification relate deaths due to drug poisoning, not the total number that were attributable to drug use. These figures are produced from a special database which contains deaths where the underlying cause was drug poisoning. Deaths that may be caused indirectly by drug use, for example HIV infection or road traffic accidents, are not included. Death registration data are not the best source of information on these "indirect" deaths, because information on the role of drug use in the death may not be provided on the death certificate.
	The most recent year for which figures are available is 2003. The table below shows deaths certified as due to drug poisoning and involving drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act for each year from 1997 to 2003.
	
		Deaths certified as due to drug poisoning(41) and involving drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, Staffordshire,(42) 1997–2003(43)
		
			  Number of deaths 
		
		
			 1997 10 
			 1998 11 
			 1999 21 
			 2000 11 
			 2001 8 
			 2002 16 
			 2003 12 
		
	
	(41) Defined using the following codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision for 2001–2003: F11-F16, F18-F19, X40-X44, X60-X64, Y10-Y14, X85 and the following codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision for 1997–2000: 292, 304, 305.2–305.9, E850-E858, E950.0-E950.5, E962.0 and E980.0-E980.5.
	(42) Usual residents of the county of Staffordshire, excluding the Unitary Authority of Stoke on Trent.
	(43) Data are for deaths occurring in each calendar year.

Long-term Limiting Illness

Neil Turner: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of 65 to 74-year-olds are recorded as having a long-term limiting illness in (a) Inner London local authorities, (b) Outer London local authorities, (c) English metropolitan authorities outside London, (d) Wigan metropolitan borough council area, (e) Salford city council area, (f) Knowsley metropolitan borough council area, (g) South Tyneside council area, (h) Leeds city council area and (i) Wolverhampton city council area.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the national statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Neil Turner, dated 17 November 2005
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what percentage of 65 to 74 year olds are recorded as having a long-term limiting illness in (a) Inner London local authorities, (b) Outer London local authorities, (c) English metropolitan authorities outside London, (d) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council area, (e) Salford City Council area, (f) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council area, (g) South Tyneside Council area, (h) Leeds City Council area and (i) Wolverhampton City Council area. (29473)
	We have interpreted "English metropolitan authorities outside London" to mean the metropolitan counties of Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and West Midlands
	The table below shows the percentage of people aged between 65 and 74 in each of the requested geographies who were recorded as suffering from a limiting long-term illness on Census day (29 April 2001). The data have been taken from table S016 on the CD accompaniment to the "Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales part 1" which is available in the House of Commons Library.
	
		England
		
			  All people aged 65 to 74 All people aged 65 to 74 who suffer from a limiting long-term illness Percentage of people aged 65 to 74 who suffer from a limiting long-term illness 
		
		
			 Inner London Boroughs 151,246 66,920 44 
			 Outer London Boroughs 311,813 119,187 38 
			 English Metropolitan Counties 898,913 429,599 48 
			 Wigan 23,823 12,725 53 
			 Salford 18,320 9,264 51 
			 Knowsley 13,548 7,762 57 
			 South Tyneside 14,643 7,436 51 
			 Leeds 57,254 25,028 44 
			 Wolverhampton 21,250 10,094 48 
		
	
	Source:
	Table S016 Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales part 1.

Torbay/Plymouth Unitary Authorities

Adrian Sanders: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the letter of 14 November from the National Statistician to the hon. Member for Torbay, what the figures are for the unitary authorities of (a) Torbay and (b) Plymouth.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Adrian Sanders, dated 17 November 2005
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question, pursuant to my letter of 14th November, regarding what the figures are for the unitary authorities of (a) Torbay and (b) Plymouth. (29586)
	As in our previous response we have interpreted "carer" to mean any person who provides unpaid care.
	The table below shows the number of people in Torbay and in Plymouth unitary authorities on Census day (29 April 2001) who were providing unpaid care, and of those how many were providing more than 50 hours of unpaid care per week. The data have been taken from table KS08 in Census 2001 Key Statistics for local authorities in England and Wales which is available in the House of Commons Library.
	
		All people: Plymouth and Torbay UAs
		
			   Provision of unpaid care 
			 Area All people All people who provide unpaid care All people who provide unpaid care : 50 or more hours of care a week 
		
		
			 Plymouth UA 240,720 24,058 5,952 
			 Torbay UA 129,706 13,881 3,582 
		
	
	Source:
	Table KS08 Census 2001 Key Statistics for local authorities in England and Wales.
	Figures are not available for subsequent years.